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Seth Cotlar
Seth Cotlar
@SethCotlar
Rush Limbaugh will be remembered as one of the most consequential figures in the history of American conservatism, because he reflected and shaped the world view of the post-Reagan GOP base more than any other single person.


Limbaugh is also a good example of how the distinction between “respectable” conservatism and “the more radical fringe” can easily be overstated.


In 1992 George HW Bush had Rush Limbaugh open his final campaign event before Election Day.


Rush descended from a well-off and well-connected family in Missouri, but he played the role of “pissed off Joe Six Pack” really well. He’s a perfect example of “plutocratic populism.”

Limbaugh’s cruel bigotry and aura of aggrieved entitlement was a feature, not a bug. In an era of shifting social mores, Limbaugh gave his listeners permission to be a-holes and be proud about it. He perfected the schtick that would get Trump elected.
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Show Your Work
Show Your Work
@showusyourwork
#RIPRush There will probably never be another political media figure as massive as Rush Limbaugh. Just absolutely huge. He touched so many lives. Even liberals recognized his vastness, his tremendous capacity: here's Patrick Farley's "Rush Eats Everything" from the late 90's


#RIPRush Rush Limbaugh will forever be remembered for his talents and his unique worldview, which he spread to so many others in this country and around the world. Here's a somewhat fictionalized story by Patrick Farley from the 1990's when Rush was in his heyday


#RIPRush #RIPRushLimbaugh he will forever be remembered not only for what he did, but what he said, and how many Americans found their truth there


#ripRUSH #RIPRushLimbaugh a giant, truly. Remember him as Patrick Farley did in his seminal "Rush Eats Everything"


#ripRush #rushlimbaugh This is how I will always remember him, from "E-Sheep" circa 1998
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Jack in the East
Jack in the East
@talkradio200
My Rush story is the opposite of most people’s. He wasn’t the first host I heard. I didn’t grow up listening to him (my entire family runs left of left). I only heard him when I got to college (after several failed attempts since he was out a lot). 1/x

My original line about him was that he was the Johnny Carson of talk radio (more about his vacations than being the pioneer of the radio). But as I look back, that comparison is more true than I realized. 2/x

Rush wasn’t just one of a kind, he was a man of the world and a man of high class. He was generous by all accounts. And best of all, he taught his listeners to be bold. You didn’t have to fear being a conservative. 3/x

No matter what anyone says about you, once you know the truth, they can’t destroy you. All they can do is lie about you, but liars lose in the end. 4/x

Rush knew better than anyone. There was an entire industry set up for the sole purpose of destroying him. They never could because everything they said about him was an abject lie. 5/x
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